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abase
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humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
E.g.Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to abase herself before the conquering Romans, who made her march in chains before the emperor in the procession celebrating his triumph.
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abash
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embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
E.g.Her open admiration should not abash him at all.
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abate
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
E.g.Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.
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abbreviate
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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
E.g.Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.
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abdicate
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give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
E.g.When Edward VIII did abdicate the British throne to marry the woman he loved, he surprised the entire world.
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aberrant
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abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
E.g.Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.
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abet
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
E.g.She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.
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abeyance
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suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
E.g.The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.
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abhor
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
E.g.One of the things I abhor is the threat to withhold aid.
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abject
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
E.g.On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
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abjure
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
E.g.He will abjure his allegiance to the king.
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ablution
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washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
E.g.His ablution was accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath.".
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abnegation
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repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
E.g.No act of abnegation was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery.
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abode
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act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
E.g.I shall take up my abode in a religious house near Lisle -- a nunnery you would call it; there I shall be quiet and unmolested.
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abolish
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
E.g.In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation."
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abominable
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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
E.g.Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an abominable young man.
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
E.g.Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.
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abortive
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unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
E.g.They warmed themselves beside these great hearthfires; they tried their powers in abortive creations, in work laid aside and taken up again with new glow of enthusiasm.atize Beijing peacefully.
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
E.g.Ash can also cause long-term abrasive damage to planes that could lead to later disasters if not dealt with.
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abridge
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condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
E.g.Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel.
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